DEP 2004 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.The source of stress most commonly reported by 18-32 year old's is _____. -
ANSWER✔money
\Q\.Arnett considers _____ adulthood to be an age of instability. - ANSWER-
✔emerging
\Q\.Efforts to diet may be sabotaged by a bodily mechanism called adaptive
_____ which slows the body's metabolic rate. - ANSWER-✔thermogenesis
\Q\.According to Perry, assuming that the world can be easily divided into black
and white, good versus bad, or us versus them, is termed _____ thinking. -
ANSWER-✔dualistic
\Q\.The leading cause of death among young adults is _____. - ANSWER-
✔accidents
\Q\.After age _____, women who become pregnant are usually advised to have
their fetuses checked for Down's syndrome and other chromosomal
abnormalities. - ANSWER-✔35
,\Q\.Among 25 to 44 year old's, the leading cause of death is _____. -
ANSWER✔accidents/injuries
\Q\.As people mature, Labouvie-Vief found that they tend to develop a _____
complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings about
their career choices. -
ANSWER-✔cognitive affective
\Q\.The CDC recommends that adults engage in at least _____ minutes of
vigorous physical activity five days a week. - ANSWER-✔30
\Q\.In a multicultural society or on a college campus, students may realize that
judgments of good or bad are often made from a certain belief system, such as
religion or a cultural background, so that such judgments actually represent _____
thinking rather than absolute judgments. - ANSWER-✔realistic
\Q\.Piaget's final stage of cognitive development is the _____. - ANSWER-✔formal
operational stage
\Q\.The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States is: -
ANSWER-✔HPV
\Q\.Which of the following cannot be treated successfully with antibiotics? -
ANSWER-✔genital herpes
, \Q\.Which age group is most likely to report that the amount of stress they are
experiencing has increased over the past 5 years? - ANSWER-✔18-32
\Q\.Which of the following substances is most likely to accelerate the heart rate
and constrict the arteries? - ANSWER-✔cocaine
\Q\.All of the following are recommended by the text as way of helping
overweight people lose weight except _____. - ANSWER-✔exposing oneself to
temptations and saying no
\Q\.In the Arnett survey, when 18-32 y/o were asked if they felt like they reached
adulthood, the largest number said _____. - ANSWER-✔in some ways yes, in
other ways no
\Q\.By the end of early adulthood, the skin begins to do all of the following except
_____. - ANSWER-✔develop acne
\Q\.By the ages of 25-44, which of the following replaces homicide as the second
leading cause of death? - ANSWER-✔cancer
\Q\.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approx. _____%
of 18-24 y/o are either overweight or obese. - ANSWER-✔40
\Q\.According to Erik Erikson, the life crisis of early adulthood is intimacy versus
_____. - ANSWER-✔isolation
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.The source of stress most commonly reported by 18-32 year old's is _____. -
ANSWER✔money
\Q\.Arnett considers _____ adulthood to be an age of instability. - ANSWER-
✔emerging
\Q\.Efforts to diet may be sabotaged by a bodily mechanism called adaptive
_____ which slows the body's metabolic rate. - ANSWER-✔thermogenesis
\Q\.According to Perry, assuming that the world can be easily divided into black
and white, good versus bad, or us versus them, is termed _____ thinking. -
ANSWER-✔dualistic
\Q\.The leading cause of death among young adults is _____. - ANSWER-
✔accidents
\Q\.After age _____, women who become pregnant are usually advised to have
their fetuses checked for Down's syndrome and other chromosomal
abnormalities. - ANSWER-✔35
,\Q\.Among 25 to 44 year old's, the leading cause of death is _____. -
ANSWER✔accidents/injuries
\Q\.As people mature, Labouvie-Vief found that they tend to develop a _____
complexity that enables them to harbor both positive and negative feelings about
their career choices. -
ANSWER-✔cognitive affective
\Q\.The CDC recommends that adults engage in at least _____ minutes of
vigorous physical activity five days a week. - ANSWER-✔30
\Q\.In a multicultural society or on a college campus, students may realize that
judgments of good or bad are often made from a certain belief system, such as
religion or a cultural background, so that such judgments actually represent _____
thinking rather than absolute judgments. - ANSWER-✔realistic
\Q\.Piaget's final stage of cognitive development is the _____. - ANSWER-✔formal
operational stage
\Q\.The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States is: -
ANSWER-✔HPV
\Q\.Which of the following cannot be treated successfully with antibiotics? -
ANSWER-✔genital herpes
, \Q\.Which age group is most likely to report that the amount of stress they are
experiencing has increased over the past 5 years? - ANSWER-✔18-32
\Q\.Which of the following substances is most likely to accelerate the heart rate
and constrict the arteries? - ANSWER-✔cocaine
\Q\.All of the following are recommended by the text as way of helping
overweight people lose weight except _____. - ANSWER-✔exposing oneself to
temptations and saying no
\Q\.In the Arnett survey, when 18-32 y/o were asked if they felt like they reached
adulthood, the largest number said _____. - ANSWER-✔in some ways yes, in
other ways no
\Q\.By the end of early adulthood, the skin begins to do all of the following except
_____. - ANSWER-✔develop acne
\Q\.By the ages of 25-44, which of the following replaces homicide as the second
leading cause of death? - ANSWER-✔cancer
\Q\.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approx. _____%
of 18-24 y/o are either overweight or obese. - ANSWER-✔40
\Q\.According to Erik Erikson, the life crisis of early adulthood is intimacy versus
_____. - ANSWER-✔isolation
